Social 30 Midterm 2025

Ideology

• Had a negative view of human nature. Believed it was dangerous to allow people to be free to do so as they wish and that security was more important that freedom.
• The Great Law of Peace may have influenced the writers of the American Constitution in 1787, which in turn would influence the Canadian Fathers of Confederation 80 years later.
• the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group of people with reference to some political and social plan, and the nature and origin of ideas
• A type of social system in which individuals are rewarded based on their abilities and hard work (merit) rather than, for example, their class, wealth, or social connections

Individualism

• property owned by individuals or companies, not by the government or the people as a whole
• The situation in an economy where the desires and needs of consumers control the output of producers.
• a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control. To pursue personal goals and interests.
• the set of goals or ideas that members of a group pursue together will benefit the group.

Collectivism

• the practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it.
• Philosophical and practical interactions with the environment.
• Canadian federal and provincial governments own large areas of land
• Positive view of human nature, believed in democracy and popular consent

Factors that Influence Beliefs and Values

• Canadian federal and provincial governments own large areas of land
• Philosophical and practical interactions with the environment.
• Culture, language, religion and spirituality, environment and relationship to the land, gender, media, ideology
• Nation, religion, class, relationship to the land and environment

4 Characteristics of Ideologies

• Positive view of human nature, believed in democracy and popular consent
• Nation, religion, class, relationship to the land and environment
• the set of goals or ideas that members of a group pursue together will benefit the group.
• interpretations of history, beliefs about human nature, beliefs about society, visions for the future

4 Themes of Ideology

• Philosophical and practical interactions with the environment.
• Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Competition and self-interest
• Nation, religion, class, relationship to the land and environment

Nation

• interpretations of history, beliefs about human nature, beliefs about society, visions for the future
• Ideologies being influenced by religious beliefs and values, usually to satisfy questions human nature and how the world works.
• Businesses and industries owned by the Canadian government (formed to serve the common good)
• Refers to ideologies revolving around beliefs and values to the idea of a nation. Can refer to both countries and a group with common culture.

Religion

• The situation in an economy where the desires and needs of consumers control the output of producers.
• interpretations of history, beliefs about human nature, beliefs about society, visions for the future
• Business owners who were perceived by some as greedy because they did not share with their workers
• Ideologies being influenced by religious beliefs and values, usually to satisfy questions human nature and how the world works.

Class

• The way society is structured, usually based on occupation or the amount of money people have.
• the practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it.
• property owned by individuals or companies, not by the government or the people as a whole
• Philosophical and practical interactions with the environment.

Relationship to the Land and Environment

• Canadian federal and provincial governments own large areas of land
• Philosophical and practical interactions with the environment.
• Crown land, crown corporations
• Nation, religion, class, relationship to the land and environment